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" GO to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise : which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. "
Select English poetry, with notes by E. Hughes - Page 108
edited by - 1851
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 14

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 378 pages
...Ritson. s We 'II set thee to school to an ant, &c.] " Go to the ant, thou sluggard, (says Solomon) learn her ways, and be wise ; which having no guide, over-seer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and £", tnereth her food in the Vutrve^t." By this allusion more is meant than is expressed. If,saysthe...
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An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, with ..., Volume 3

Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 pages
...have their ease, and keep undisturbed, cost what it will. Hence says Solomon, Prov. vi. 9, 10, 11. ' How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou...little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall thy po» verty come as one that travelleth, and thy wants as an armed man.' But O what a risk is that,...
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The Christian Institutes;: Or, The Sincere Word of God. Being a Plain and ...

Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. (t] Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise; which having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. (») Eph. 4. »8. ((.) E»od. 10 9. (p) Rom. n. 10, i*. (5) \ Eccles. n. 6. (»•) i Thess. 3. n,...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 19

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 288 pages
...lahouring in t/te winter.] "Go to the ant, thou sluggard, (s;";Solomou,) learn her ways, and he wise^which having no guide, over-seer, or ruler, provideth her...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." By this allnsiou more is meant than is expressed. If, says the Fool, you had heeu school'd hy tin ant,...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 29

1821 - 632 pages
...what can be done to-day, should not be put off till to-morrow." — Anonymous. Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise ; which, having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. — Prav. vi. 6, 7,8. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth....
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Rural discourses

William Clayton - 1814 - 420 pages
...was broken " down. Then I saw, and considered it well ; " I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet " a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...to sleep : so shall thy poverty come as " one that travailleth ; and thy want as an armed " man."* To commence our labors early, in the sweet hours of...
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Poems by William Wordsworth: Including Lyrical Ballads, and the ...

William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...thee, like an ambushed foe." From this hubbub of words pass to the original. " Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise : which having...hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that travaileth, and thy want as an armed man." Proverbs, chap. vith. One more quotation, and I have done....
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Poems, Volume 2

William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...thee, like an ambushed foe." From this hubbub of words pass to the original. " Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise : which having...hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that travaileth, and thy want as an armed man." Proverbs, chap. vith. One more quotation, and I have done....
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A Compendium of the Religious Doctrines, Religious and Moral Precepts ...

1815 - 294 pages
...eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Go to the ant thon sluggard; consider her ways, and he wise : which having no guide, overseer or ruler, provideth...her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, () sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little...
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Sermons, and Other Discourses ...

Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well ; I looked upon it, and received instruction. — Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; ami thy want as an armed man." (Prov. xxiv. 30.) How can it be otherwise, if a man fools...
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